Let’s take a look at players with the most major league RBIs in one major league season…..
| 2006-2017 | ||||
| 1 | Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 2016 | 104 |
| 2 | Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 2017 | 93 |
| 3 | Jason Kipnis | Covington ’06-7 | 2013 | 84 |
| 4 | Jason Kipnis | Covington ’06-7 | 2016 | 82 |
| 5 | Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 2013 | 78 |
| 6 | Jason Kipnis | Covington ’06-7 | 2012 | 76 |
| 7 | Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 2015 | 73 |
| 8 | Jon Jay | Staunton ’04 | 2013 | 67 |
| Yonder Alonso | Luray ’06 | 2017 | 67 | |
| 10 | Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 2012 | 65 |
| 11 | Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 2009 | 63 |
| 12 | Yonder Alonso | Luray ’06 | 2012 | 62 |
Murphy has 6 of the 12, while Kipnis has 3, Alonso has 2, and Jay has the last one. Murphy’s and Alonso’s respective 2017 seasons jumped on here, at #2 and tied for #8.
| All-Time | ||||
| 1 | Mo Vaughn | Harrisonburg ’87 | 1996 | 143 |
| 2 | Mo Vaughn | Harrisonburg ’87 | 1995 | 126 |
| 3 | Mike Lowell | Waynesboro ’93 | 2007 | 120 |
| 4 | Mo Vaughn | Harrisonburg ’87 | 2000 | 117 |
| 5 | Mo Vaughn | Harrisonburg ’87 | 1998 | 115 |
| 6 | Mo Vaughn | Harrisonburg ’87 | 1999 | 108 |
| Aubrey Huff | Staunton ’97 | 2008 | 108 | |
| 8 | Aubrey Huff | Staunton ’97 | 2003 | 107 |
| 9 | Mike Lowell | Waynesboro ’93 | 2003 | 105 |
| 10 | Aubrey Huff | Staunton ’97 | 2004 | 104 |
| Dan Murphy | Luray ’05 | 2016 | 104 | |
| 12 | Steve Finley | Harrisonburg ’85 | 1999 | 103 |
| 13 | Mo Vaughn | Harrisonburg ’87 | 1993 | 101 |
| 14 | Mike Lowell | Waynesboro ’93 | 2001 | 100 |
| 15 | Reggie Sanders | Winchester ’87 | 1995 | 99 |
| 16 | Mo Vaughn | Harrisonburg ’87 | 1997 | 96 |
| Steve Finley | Harrisonburg ’85 | 2000 | 96 | |
| 18 | Steve Finley | Harrisonburg ’85 | 1996 | 95 |
| 19 | Larry Sheets | Staunton | 1987 | 94 |
| Steve Finley | Harrisonburg ’85 | 2004 | 94 |
Man, 143 RBIs in one season is amazing. In fact, it’s tied for the 83rd best in all of major league history. Larry Sheets has joined this one- I believe it’s his second appearance on the major league record book… I met Larry, sort of, at our Alma Mater, Eastern Mennonite, a looooong time ago….